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Synthetic transaction monitoring: The ultimate guide 2025

You’ve landed on the ultimate guide to synthetic transaction monitoring (STM). If you want to check that your critical web services function and perform optimally, detect third-party failures, and surface issues before they reach your users…you need to know about STM. You might’ve heard it referred to as user journey monitoring or web application monitoring — we’ll get to that in a few scrolls. Let’s go.

Flexible Log Management at Scale for Government

As government agencies scale their IT modernization initiatives and deepen their focus on security, managing and maximizing the value of growing log volumes becomes more challenging. During this webinar, Datadog experts examined how to collect, process, and store large machine-generated data sets, transforming them from noise into actionable intelligence.

Can Your Network Monitoring Tool Keep Up? | Obkio

A while ago, your company chose a network monitoring tool that worked perfectly — back when most employees worked in the office, networks were centralized, applications ran on-premise, and "the cloud" was just a buzzword. But today? Your network has evolved (SD-WAN, remote work, SaaS apps), while your monitoring tool hasn’t. Now, false alerts flood your team, troubleshooting takes hours instead of minutes, and your tool only monitors your network devices but offers zero visibility into performance from the end-user perspective or critical cloud-based apps.

AI That Matters: Driving Real Outcomes in Network Operations

AI can be a transformative tool in network operations — but only when it’s tied to clear, measurable outcomes. Rather than chasing hype, IT and NetOps teams should focus on solving specific operational challenges like reducing MTTR, cutting costs, and stabilizing infrastructure. AI has real potential when strategically applied, and when aligned with business goals, it becomes a powerful ally in modern network operations.

7 tips for effective system prompting

Looking to get the most out of AI tools? In this video, we walk through 7 practical tips for writing effective system prompts that lead to more accurate, helpful, and context-aware responses. Whether you're building with LLMs or just refining your workflows, these tips will help you structure your prompts for success. Watch the full walkthrough and start improving your prompting strategy today.

Software development for the connected car: on the safe side with Anbox Cloud

Today, Android Automotive OS (AAOS) is the preferred operating system for in-vehicle infotainment among major carmakers. AAOS is a fully functional infotainment platform that supports various applications, features and services, similar to what people are used to on their Android phone. AAOS helps developers create new applications and features that enhance the driving experience, which has resulted in a rapidly growing ecosystem of compatible apps and services.

Interrupt Live: James Munns | Bare Metal Rust

On this episode of Interrupt Live, we’re joined by James Munns, a Berlin-based software engineer and founder of the consulting firm OneVariable. James specializes in Rust and embedded systems, and he’ll walk us through his Interrupt blog series, "From Zero to main(): Bare metal Rust", covering what it takes to bring up embedded firmware from scratch using Rust—and what he’s learned helping clients navigate the complexities of systems programming.

Empower your engineering teams with Self-Service Actions in Datadog Software Catalog

Engineering teams constantly balance the need for speed and standardization, but achieving both goals at the same time often feels impossible. Developers’ dependence on platform engineers for support with infrastructure and tooling can create bottlenecks for routine operational tasks such as provisioning environments, troubleshooting incidents, and managing deployments.

Honeycomb Acquires Grit: A Strategic Investment in Pragmatic AI and Customer Value

We’re excited to share that Honeycomb has completed our first-ever acquisition: we’re joining forces with Grit, bringing on board not only a strong team, but also compelling technology that supercharges our ability to deliver on our mission: to bring observability to every software engineer. This is a strategic move that will help us deepen the value we deliver to customers and accelerate our vision for what modern observability can and should be.